Airport Transfers from Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) to Rostock
One-Way Transfer
Round-Trip Service
Hourly Service
Rostock–Laage Airport to Rostock: Route and Drive Time
The airport is near Laage, south of the city and about 4 km from the A19 exit, so most of the trip is motorway. To the centre of Rostock it is 32 km, usually 40–55 minutes; traffic on the city roads at the northern end makes most of the difference.
Where you are going changes the last part a great deal. The old Hanseatic centre and its Stadthafen lie on the Warnow, close to where the motorway ends. Warnemünde, the seaside district with the cruise quay, is at the mouth of the river, about 46 km from the terminal, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Güstrow, if your plans start there, is only about 17 km away, 25–35 minutes.
Journey times vary with traffic and weather. Name the hotel, the ferry terminal in the Überseehafen or the cruise quay in Warnemünde, since the three are well apart.
Meeting Your Chauffeur at Rostock–Laage Airport
RLG is a small airport shared by civil and military flying. Its terminal measures 90 by 60 metres and has eight check-in desks, and 37,373 passengers used it in 2025, so arrivals come out into one compact building; that was 26.4 per cent fewer than a year earlier. The air force's Jagdgeschwader 73 uses the military side of the field.
For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pickup around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pickup rules.
The timetable is built around holidays and charters, so a booking with the flight number is what the pickup follows. About 1,000 parking spaces serve drivers who leave a car at the airport.
Arriving at Your Address in Rostock
Rostock has several centres of gravity. The old town on the Warnow, with the Stadthafen beside it, holds hotels, offices, the pedestrian Kröpeliner Straße and the University of Rostock, founded in 1419, the oldest in the Baltic region. Warnemünde, where the river meets the Baltic, has the beach hotels and the passenger quay for cruise ships. Ferries to Gedser in Denmark and Trelleborg in Sweden leave from the Überseehafen, the overseas port, which is a separate address again.
For a cruise, enter the Warnemünde cruise terminal's address as your destination and choose an arrival that suits your check-in slot; the ship's movements are not followed.
Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. For a ferry, add the operator and the departure time.
From Rostock Back to Rostock–Laage Airport
For a departure, plan by how long the drive takes: from the old town to the terminal it is 40–55 minutes, and from Warnemünde 45 minutes to 1 hour. You set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
At RLG there is a single terminal, so the car needs no detail beyond your flight. From the Neuer Markt in the old town to the Passagierkai in Warnemünde it is 16 km, 25–35 minutes.
After a cruise, the ride normally starts at the quay in Warnemünde. As the ship is not tracked, choose a pickup time that covers disembarkation and luggage. In August, the Hanse Sail fills both harbours with over a hundred tall ships and museum vessels and draws visitors in the hundreds of thousands; during the event, a hotel near either harbour needs a wider margin before the flight.
Chauffeur services
Don’t Just Take Our Word for It
Hear what our clients are saying about their experience with Bookinglane.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before booking your airport transfer with Bookinglane.